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Sometimes when I think about Art I get so pumped I just want to cry. Like there is a living force in my stomach that is growing and threatening to explode, ripping me apart, but instead of fearing it it would be wholly welcomed. There's so much about Art and it's history that I want to absorb and learn about. I would imagine it is like the

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i dunno... i draw/illustrate cute little creatures to show my complete dis-taste for society. the world is so shitty, and honestly, there's not much to look forward to, especially once you get older and you realize how bad it is. i draw what i draw to reminence about what i remember when i was little. when you were young, you were so naive to everything, and the world seemed interesting and wonderful. i want to capture the same feeling that i had in my mind and in my dreams. it makes me feel better, and it's not about how good of an artist that you are, it's what you can capture with your mind and put it to paper that makes it "art". people tend to forget that realism isn't what people want to see. it's your mind that creates the journeys that people take when they look at a painted canvas or a drawing.

michelle, art has been lost in this generation. people
think that a printed t-shirt on Threadless makes them an artist, like laura said. it is not true, as pretentious as it sounds, but a mock subway poster describing how a heart works does not make you "clever" or "witty", and definately not artistic. art is not always just a printed t-shirt with a funny design. it's a mindset, it's a movement, its aesthetic, its... well... art. art is everything and nothing at the same time, which makes the term so easy to throw around.